What's Your Cal Poly IQ? - Cal Poly Magazine

What is the name of Cal Poly's live animal mascot?

The Mustang

Musty

Cal the Horse

Chase

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What are Cal Poly's official colors?

Green and Brown

Black and Tan

Green and Gold

White and Green

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In what year was Cal Poly founded?

1900

1901

1967

1879

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How many floors are there in the Kennedy Library?

4

5

6

3

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Which of these is NOT a local hike near Cal Poly?

Mt. San Jacinto

Cerro San Luis

Bishop Peak

The P

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What is the name of Cal Poly's athletic stadium?

Alex Spanos Stadium

Poly Bowl

Mustang Stadium

John Madden Stadium

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Which of the following has NOT been a name of the Cal Poly student newspaper?

El Mustang

The Polymath

The Mustang Daily

The Polygram

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What happens in downtown San Luis Obispo every Thursday night?

A farmers' market

All the stores close

A parade

A pool party

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How many students attend Cal Poly?

17,000

32,000

50,000

21,000

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Which of the following sports is NOT found at Cal Poly?

Polo

Curling

Quidditch

Golf

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Where is Cal Poly's sister campus located?

San Francisco

Fresno

Pomona

Paso Robles

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When did current Cal Poly president Jeffrey Armstrong take office?

1980

2000

2015

2011

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What's the name of the freshman and transfer orientation at the beginning of each school year?

Riding High!

New Student Week

Week of Welcome

SOAR

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What place at Cal Poly is commonly referred to as the Architecture Graveyard?

A museum in the architecture building

A collection of architecture projects in the hills behind campus

The place where old architecture professors are buried

A collection of models of demolished campus buildings in Kennedy Library

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Who was the longest-serving president of Cal Poly?

Julian McPhee

Margaret Chase

Robert E. Kennedy

Warren Baker

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Which of these is not a Cal Poly residence hall?

Cerro Vista

Sierra Madre

Siskiyou

Sequoia

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Which of the following is NOT the name of a college at Cal Poly?

College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences

College of Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences and Environmental Issues

College of Architecture and Environmental Design

College of Science and Mathematics

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Which parody song did Weird Al Yankovic record as a student at Cal Poly?

Word Crimes (parody of Blurred Lines)

Amish Paradise (parody of Gangsta's Paradise)

My Bologna (parody of My Sharona)

Eat It (parody of Beat It)

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Which of the following is a student-favorite barbecue restaurant in San Luis Obispo?

Splash Cafe

Fat Boy's

Woodstock's

Firestone Grill

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In what famous parade does Cal Poly have an official float every year?

Tournament of Roses Parade

San Francisco Pride Parade

Mardi Gras

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

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